My sister-in-law, Deborah had a great idea!
In an effort to make it easier for you to keep track of me once I go private (either tonight or tomorrow) I have created a second public blog that you can add to Google Reader. The new blog is: mindynhalesupdate.blogspot.com
After I am done publishing on my private blog I will head over to mindynhalesupdate.blogspot.com and post only the title and a link. That way when you open up Google Reader you will be able to see when I have updated. It's genius right?!?
Thanks again for being such loyal readers and friends.
Thursday, November 11, 2010
Wednesday, November 10, 2010
Going Private
Dear Reader,
Due to a series of unfortunate events, I need to go less public for a while.
If you want to continue reading, just send me an email.
Yours truly,
Mindy
Due to a series of unfortunate events, I need to go less public for a while.
If you want to continue reading, just send me an email.
Yours truly,
Mindy
Monday, November 1, 2010
Austin's Tattoo
It was all my fault. Austin needed black socks to wear with his costume and I just happened to have some black RIT dye and an extra pair of white socks, so I dyed them on Saturday night.
Sunday morning we were running late for church and the socks weren't quite dry yet, but I put those newly dyed socks on his little feet anyway, slapped on his shoes and we were off.
After the sacrament it occurred to me that maybe those recently dyed and still wet socks were dying his feet black. And I was right...they were.
He went bare foot for the rest of church and I thought to myself, "this will make a great story for the blog."
Sunday morning we were running late for church and the socks weren't quite dry yet, but I put those newly dyed socks on his little feet anyway, slapped on his shoes and we were off.
After the sacrament it occurred to me that maybe those recently dyed and still wet socks were dying his feet black. And I was right...they were.
He went bare foot for the rest of church and I thought to myself, "this will make a great story for the blog."
The Boys with No Toys
In an effort to prepare for Christmas and his birthday, Trevor and I went through all the toys in his room and he decided which toys should go to "the boys with no toys". Sometimes he needed a little coaxing, but for the most part he willingly donated about 15% of his toys.
Most of the ones that made it in the donate bin I was more than happy to see go, but some toys I had grown sentimental over, like some trucks he got from a friend, a bunny he got from great-grandma, and a truck from grandpa. But he insisted the the boys with no toys needed them, so off they go.
We also made a considerable donation to "the moms with no clothes who are skinnier than me".
Most of the ones that made it in the donate bin I was more than happy to see go, but some toys I had grown sentimental over, like some trucks he got from a friend, a bunny he got from great-grandma, and a truck from grandpa. But he insisted the the boys with no toys needed them, so off they go.
We also made a considerable donation to "the moms with no clothes who are skinnier than me".
Sunday, October 31, 2010
An "Incredible" Halloween
What have we here?
Matching uniforms?
Oh, no. Elastigirl? You married Elastigirl?!
[laughs] And got busy (pronounced busssaaaay!)
It's a whole family of Supers!
Oh-ho, this is just too good!
Happy Halloween from the Incredible (and incredibly brave) Hales Family!
Friday, October 29, 2010
Half-a-Year
Sunday was Austin's 6th month birthday (I know that today is Friday night and I feel really bad about not getting this up sooner.)
This has been an exciting month for Austin. He found his toes and his screaming voice, had his first and second trips to the ER, he became a master at rolling over and a champion eater of solids foods.
Austin and Trevor love to play this game called, "Let's Make Mom Crazy" wherein they take turns yelling at each other in their most high-pitched voices. This game is most fun when played in the car and it does drive me crazy, but at least they are having fun together. Austin looks up to Trevor and if something is funny to Trevor you can bet that Austin will start laughing too because he wants to be just like Trevor.
Austin is still just as happy has ever, but he is starting to develop a pushy little personality. He wants what he wants right when he wants it, and in a 6 month-old, it's adorable (except for the screaming part). I'm interested to see how this character trait develops as he gets older.
Austin, you are such a cutie and so kissable. You see the world through rose-colored glasses and I wish I could be a little more like you.
This has been an exciting month for Austin. He found his toes and his screaming voice, had his first and second trips to the ER, he became a master at rolling over and a champion eater of solids foods.
Austin and Trevor love to play this game called, "Let's Make Mom Crazy" wherein they take turns yelling at each other in their most high-pitched voices. This game is most fun when played in the car and it does drive me crazy, but at least they are having fun together. Austin looks up to Trevor and if something is funny to Trevor you can bet that Austin will start laughing too because he wants to be just like Trevor.
Austin is still just as happy has ever, but he is starting to develop a pushy little personality. He wants what he wants right when he wants it, and in a 6 month-old, it's adorable (except for the screaming part). I'm interested to see how this character trait develops as he gets older.
Austin, you are such a cutie and so kissable. You see the world through rose-colored glasses and I wish I could be a little more like you.
We love you lots.
Saturday, October 23, 2010
Surprise 50th Birthday
A month ago my aunt and I started planning a surprise 50th birthday party for my dad and today was the big day. We pulled off an awesome party that made all the time and money more than worth it. My dad had no idea until we all yelled, "Surprise!"
All the yelling startled Austin and my poor baby started to cry.
Aunt Cheryll had dad all decked out in some birthday bling. She stabbed him twice pinning on his button. (The jury's still out on whether it was an accident or not.)
I forgot to take pictures of the memory wall we created, but it featured several stories with pictures to match. I also created a slide show of pictures and had some 80s heavy metal playing in the background. Someone else brought pictures of dad when he worked for Belnap. There was a picture of him wearing holey overalls and carrying at least a 5 foot sheet of glass while smoking a cigarette!!
For his birthday cake I tired a new recipe and made an orange dreamsicle cake with a fishing theme. It was the details that made it special, like the Coke can and the "no fishing" on the dock (my dad is a rebel and a rule-breaker). Like all great cakes, it was a lot of work but worth the effort.
We had a great turnout of people. Here are pictures of my dad and some of his friends who came to the party.
Happy 50th Birthday Dad. We all love you a whole lot.
All the yelling startled Austin and my poor baby started to cry.
Aunt Cheryll had dad all decked out in some birthday bling. She stabbed him twice pinning on his button. (The jury's still out on whether it was an accident or not.)
I forgot to take pictures of the memory wall we created, but it featured several stories with pictures to match. I also created a slide show of pictures and had some 80s heavy metal playing in the background. Someone else brought pictures of dad when he worked for Belnap. There was a picture of him wearing holey overalls and carrying at least a 5 foot sheet of glass while smoking a cigarette!!
For his birthday cake I tired a new recipe and made an orange dreamsicle cake with a fishing theme. It was the details that made it special, like the Coke can and the "no fishing" on the dock (my dad is a rebel and a rule-breaker). Like all great cakes, it was a lot of work but worth the effort.
We had a great turnout of people. Here are pictures of my dad and some of his friends who came to the party.
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| Jake (fishing buddy and former co-worker) |
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| Mark & Mike (former co-workers) |
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| Rich "Swannie" (former co-worker) |
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| Tina (cousin) |
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| Derek (childhood friend from church) |
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| Dave, Scott & John (childhood friends) |
It was so nice to meet my dad's friends and see people I remember from my childhood like the 3 guys pictured above. Seeing my dad so happy makes me happy.
After the party died down we took a family picture to celebrate.
Happy 50th Birthday Dad. We all love you a whole lot.
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